Geologic Process Test 1 Review

Thickest Layer of the Earth is. . .

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

The hot, convecting layer of rock is . . .

• Core

• Crust

• Mantle

• Plate

Innermost Layer of the Earth is. . .

• Core

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

Tectonic plates move on top of. . .

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

• Outer core

Outer core is. . .

• Middle layer of the Earth

• Dense, solid layer

• Outermost layer of the Earth

• Liquid layer that rotates around the inner core

Thinnest layer is . . .

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Crust

• Mantle

Inner and outer core are made up of 2 metals. What are they?

• Lead and iron

• Iron and Nickel

• Lead and Mercury

• Nickel and Mercury

What is an example of a rapid change in the motion of tectonic plates?

• Earthquake

• Seafloor Spreading

• Mountain Range Formation

• Formation of an ocean trench

What theory explains mountains, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions?

• Magnetism

• Earth's shift

• Earth's layers

• Plate Tectonics

A fault is. . .

• molten rock

• igneous rock

• fold in a body of rock

• break in a body of rock